The barber of Seville : comic opera in two acts

Resource Information

The work The barber of Seville : comic opera in two acts represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bates College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The barber of Seville : comic opera in two acts

Title remainder

comic opera in two acts

Statement of responsibility

by Gioacchino Rossini ; libretto, Cesare Sterbini ; production, George Van Breeman ; director, Hans Hulscher ; co-production, NOS/RM Arts/DNO

Title variation

Barbiere di Siviglia

Contributor

• Nederlands Operakoor,
• Croft, Richard, 1959-
• Zedda, Alberto,
• Capecchi, Renato,
• Nederlands Kamerorkest,
• Fo, Dario,
• Breemen, George van,
• Hulscher, Hans,
• Larmore, Jennifer,
• Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799
• Malis, David, 1961-
• Alaimo, Simone,
• Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868
• RM Arts (Firm)
• Schoon, Leonie,
• Nederlandse Omroepprogramma Stichting
• Smeets, Roger,
• Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831,

Conductor

• Zedda, Alberto,

Costume designer

• Fo, Dario,

Designer

• Fo, Dario,

Director

• Hulscher, Hans,

Librettist

• Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831,

Performer

• Croft, Richard, 1959-
• Nederlands Operakoor,
• Smeets, Roger,
• Schoon, Leonie,
• Malis, David, 1961-
• Alaimo, Simone,
• Larmore, Jennifer,
• Capecchi, Renato,
• Nederlands Kamerorkest,

Production personnel

• Breemen, George van,

Subject

• Operas
• Video recordings

Genre

• Video recordings

Language

• ita
• eng
• ita

Summary

For his first opera production, Dario Fo, the theater director known for his brilliant wit, chose to stage Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia for the Netherlands Opera. First mounted in 1987, it was a huge success, and a live recording of its revival has been made

Cataloging source

MDY

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Conductor, Alberto Zedda ; Netherlands Opera ; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra ; Choir of the Netherlands Opera ; stage director, set design and costumes, Dario Fo ; ediyed by Alberto Zedda ; video editor, Peter Rump

Date time place

Recorded live in May 1992

Language note

Sung in Italian with English or French subtitles

PerformerNote

Figaro, David Malis ; Rosina, Jennifer Larmore ; Almaviva, Richard Croft ; Basilio, Simone Alaimo ; Bartolo, Renato Capecchi ; Berta, Leonie Schoon ; Fiorello/officer, Roger Smeets

Runtime

153

Technique

live action